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There's a lot of places you can sneak a bit of protein powder into for normal recipes. Add it to your coffee, eggs, pudding, sauces... Just find places to kinda sneak it in.

What he said. Although, if they request a message (which I usually give anyway), I will only like reasons 2, 4, and 6

Set mini goals for yourself. Lose ten pounds, figure out where you're at, and set a new goal from there. The idea is to find what weight YOU'RE happy with, not your dad.

It's a placebo effect. About as effective as that diet that makes you drink pregnant lady pee.

From left to right: 5, 1, 2, 3, 5 Too far to either side is gross. This really isn't a fair comparison between these models though.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html Does this describe your problem?

I use that unit of measurement far too often.

I would hope that anyone who could actually FOLLOW what I wrote would be above and beyond accepting random bits of advice. Maybe the title was a little sensationalist and maybe I should have put this in the chit-chat area, I apologize, b/c it wasn't meant to be taken seriously, but I can't change that now anyways. If I…

Wow what a response! A couple notes: I know its rough and doesn't account for all biology. The idea was that, even with ideal condition assumptions being made, you cannot possibly come close to expending the amount of energy needed to make a significant difference in weight loss goals. Like I said, my original reason for…

It's a big ole fat 'it depends'. Without knowing how close you are to your goal, it's impossible to tell. If you had a loooot of weight to lose, you could get away with it. 5-10 pounds to lose, not so much.

Have you gone straight through the summer with no diet breaks? If not, I'd suggest a short two week break maintaining your current body weight to let your system recover from the constant dieting (I REFUSE to use the term 'speed up your metabolism'). You might go back up a couple pounds (not fat!), but the break will speed…

Target heart rates usually under-estimate your actual appropriate work level. I'd suggest using an exertion scale instead. If you feel like you're not working hard, work harder until you feel you are at a good level. This works surprisingly well, even for people who don't like exercise very much.

Careful Joe, people are gonna start thinking you're just a puppet account for Steve to push his own infernal plans.

Actually, number one mistake is saying that women = sqrt(evil) when his final answer was women=evil. Jeeze.

It's too bad people don't see how much more relevant density and volume are than weight. Here's a hint; if you aren't becoming less 'volumous' over time as you eat right and exercise, you're doing it wrong.

A lot of modern protein recommendations indicate that many people do not get an adequate amount of protein in their diet. While whole food are definitely recommended across the board, actually getting all your required protein from food sources is unbelievably difficult. Hence, the protein powder. I mean, personally, to…

You're not shaking hard enough. The fat will only come off if you jiggle while you exercise :tongue:

... And you know this.... how? :laugh:

I never train hills in the first place. I play sports on a level, flat playing field, so why train something of no particular use? Same reason why I don't really bike, swim, and don't even get me started with ellipticals :P

Can't believe I never saw this thread before! Male Age: 21 Current weight: fluctuates greatly b/c of carb manipulation, goes from 182-191, but the average is 187 Goal weight: Used to be 170, but now I'm not sure. 180 with increased muscle mass is probably more ideal BF%: most circumference measurements get me around 16%,…

Lot's of guys here than just do lifts. You still need to have a game plan though. Can't just go in there and start slinging about random weights and exercises. So *technically*, you should always be on a *program*.

Depending on your initial fitness and body fat levels, could be that you are losing some fat and gaining a little muscle. This won't happen indefinitely, but I would take advantage of it while it happens, because it's basically the optimum process! Steady weight + leaner look = right direction!

I know what you mean! I've recently been told the same thing, and got only shocked looks when I informed them that I had actually PUT ON weight in muscle mass! :P

Watched that a while ago actually. BBC has done a lot of documentaries around weight control and most, if not all, are worth watching. The only things I've seen suggested though, apart from every other nutritional suggestion given everywhere else, is the have more soup and dairy stuff. It does make sense though. Take the…

I never had time for the full yoga class (did the program during a fitness class in highschool, only 70 minutes time), but I know what you mean. The thing with these programs is that the nutrition packages they come with, while somewhat simplified, are ESSENTIAL for best results. The best workout program in the world can't…

Sounds like a good thread guys! Keep it up! Dunno about you ump, but I foudn the P90X EXTREMELY back intensive, like the only lift that saw significant change was back (went from 1/2 a chin-up to like 5... this was about 3.5 years ago tho!). For guys trying to add strength. I've been test driving a CKD for the las three…

Ehn. If you'd seen any of the other recent roasts, you'd know Sheen's is actually pretty tame, all things considered.

At that point, I'd just call in sick. Clearly you weren't met to go to work :ohwell:

1+ hour runs I'd actually suggest you drink a full sports drink, and hydrate DURING the run, not after. The sugar actually helps by improving muscle glucose levels; marathon runners do it all the time. Otherwise, you 'bonk' and your energy just DIPS.

Ok, side-stepping the ridiculous number of hypothetical aspects of this question, the answer is, fat in human body =/= fat from a food. A fat cell in your body is actually only about 75-80% lard (a mix of saturated, trans, and unsaturated, about even with each other) and the rest is water/cellular materials. So assuming…